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Sen. Susan Collins' "no" vote at the end of the July was one of the three Republican votes that sank her party's last attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare. With little more than a week to go on a last-ditch effort at the GOP's long-sought goal, it doesn't appear her feelings have changed.The moderate Maine lawmaker on Friday said she is "leaning against" the Graham-Cassidy bill that would dismantle former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. The new measure takes funds for health care largely out of federal control and places them in states' hands. It also cuts the ACA's unpopular individual and employer mandates and shifts the allocation of Medicaid dollars.Her comments Friday morning at an event in her home state came hours before Republican colleague Sen. John McCain came out against the measure.“I’m reading the fine print on Graham-Cassidy,” Collins said. “The premiums would be so high they would be unaffordable."Collins said she is waiting to see a preliminary report from the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office, which has damaged the perception of past repeal bills with unfavorable projections. The CBO won't have enough time to score Graham-Cassidy.Maine's other senator, Independent Angus King, caucuses with Democrats and is a "no" vote on Graham-Cassidy.Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence met Friday in Washington with Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who is in favor of the bill."I really urge the senator to really take a hard look, both Sens. Collins and King, to help Maine people go back to affordable health care and health care that works," LePage said.Republican senators have until Sept. 30 to push a repeal bill through. After that, protections that keep the bill from being filibustered and make it require just a majority vote will run out. With unanimous Democratic opposition and 52 seats, the GOP can only afford to lose two votes -- Pence would provide the tie-breaking tally if the count is 50-50.Republican Sen. Rand Paul is a hard "no" against Graham-Cassidy. Despite being as anti-Obamacare as anyone in the Senate, he doesn't believe the new bill goes far enough to replace it, calling it "Obamacare Lite." His opposition has caused frustration among GOP colleagues and drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, who said those who goes against the party line will be known as "the Republican who saved Obamacare."The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Sen. Susan Collins' "no" vote at the end of the July was one of the three Republican votes that sank her party's last attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare. With little more than a week to go on a last-ditch effort at the GOP's long-sought goal, it doesn't appear her feelings have changed.

The moderate Maine lawmaker on Friday said she is "leaning against" the Graham-Cassidy bill that would dismantle former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. The new measure takes funds for health care largely out of federal control and places them in states' hands. It also cuts the ACA's unpopular individual and employer mandates and shifts the allocation of Medicaid dollars.

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Her comments Friday morning at an event in her home state came hours before Republican colleague Sen. John McCain came out against the measure.

“I’m reading the fine print on Graham-Cassidy,” Collins said. “The premiums would be so high they would be unaffordable."

Collins said she is waiting to see a preliminary report from the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office, which has damaged the perception of past repeal bills with unfavorable projections. The CBO won't have enough time to score Graham-Cassidy.

Maine's other senator, Independent Angus King, caucuses with Democrats and is a "no" vote on Graham-Cassidy.

Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence met Friday in Washington with Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who is in favor of the bill.

"I really urge the senator to really take a hard look, both Sens. Collins and King, to help Maine people go back to affordable health care and health care that works," LePage said.

Republican senators have until Sept. 30 to push a repeal bill through. After that, protections that keep the bill from being filibustered and make it require just a majority vote will run out. With unanimous Democratic opposition and 52 seats, the GOP can only afford to lose two votes -- Pence would provide the tie-breaking tally if the count is 50-50.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul is a hard "no" against Graham-Cassidy. Despite being as anti-Obamacare as anyone in the Senate, he doesn't believe the new bill goes far enough to replace it, calling it "Obamacare Lite." His opposition has caused frustration among GOP colleagues and drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, who said those who goes against the party line will be known as "the Republican who saved Obamacare."

I won't vote for Obamacare Lite that keeps 90% of the taxes & spending just so some people can claim credit for something that didn't happen